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Junket Watch: Amazon Prime
While they are quite happy to make some of their content here, don’t hold your breath waiting for Amazon Prime to start making genuinely local programmes, says Dan Slevin.
Tony Stamp's film picks this week
Tony reviews The Irishman, The Beach Bum and I Lost my Body. Audio
How Hollywood wiped out one of NZ's big sporting moments
The Hollywood blockbuster Ford v Ferrari is "based on a true story" about the 1966 Le Mans 24 hour race - which was won by two Kiwis. But our sporting heroes have been scrubbed out of this version. Audio
Movie review - Knives Out
Knives Out is a twist on the traditional whodunit, featuring Daniel Craig moonlighting from James Bond movies to play detective Benoit Blanc. Featuring Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Evans and Christopher… Video, Audio
Movie review - Mrs Lowry and son
Timothy Spall plays English painter L S Lowry and Vanessa Redgrave his mother in Mrs Lowry and son. Audio
Movie review - Frozen 2
Frozen 2 is unlikely to scare off fans of the original Disney animated favourite. All the original elements are present and correct - all but one. Audio
At The Movies for 4 December 2019
On At The Movies, Simon Morris reviews another Disney sequel, Frozen 2, another Timothy Spall painter biopic, Mrs Lowry and son, and a unique twist on the old whodunit genre, Knives out. Audio
Review: Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?
While the story is not so engaging you can wallow in the images and sound of Fireworks, says Dan Slevin. Video
Fifty best films: Voyage to Italy
Critics argue that Rossellini’s Voyage to Italy is the first example of modern cinema and Dan Slevin finds it hard to argue. Video
What do the kids think of Frozen 2?
We had our official film review of Frozen 2 on Friday but the most important question is: what do the kids think? Video, Audio
Review - Fisherman's Friends
A heavily fictionalised version of the true story of ten Cornish fishermen who became the UK's top folk group (reviewed by Dan Slevin). Audio
Review - Ready or Not
Dan Slevin reviews comic horror film about a bride initiated into a rich family by a game of Hide & Seek, Ready or Not. Audio
Review - The Irishman
Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci star in Martin Scorsese's gangster epic, based on the mysterious disappearance of Union boss Jimmy Hoffa (reviewed by Dan Slevin). Audio
At the Movies for 27 November 2019
On At the Movies, Dan Slevin reviews the 25th feature film by Martin Scorsese, The Irishman, a comic horror film about a game of Hide & Seek gone wrong, Ready or Not, and the story of the Cornish folk… Audio
The best movies new to streaming this month (so far)
Netflix has the best feature film offers this month, according to Dan Slevin. Video
Introducing Kanopy
If you don’t want to pay for yet another streamer, try a free service from your public library, says Dan Slevin. Video
Film Review: Graeme Tuckett
Graeme reviews Anne Frank: Parallel Stories, Ford v Ferrari, and Ready or Not. Audio
How to grow New Zealand's screen industry
It's a problem every country with a film industry is grappling with - how to make the most of the global boom in film and television production. The screen industry is worth over $3 billion to the New… Audio
The Crown, The World According to Jeff Goldblum, Charlie's Angels
Film and TV reviewer James Croot looks at the third season of The Crown with Olivia Coleman in the main role, a new National Geographic series starring Jeff Goldblum and the new reboot of Charlie's… Audio